Vacated our cabin just before 8 only then to be told that, due to the swell, there would be no disembarkation and to stay in the cabin,. But we left our possession In the Library  and had a good breakfast. Then took a stroll on deck observing all the surrounding ships only two of them moored. Then another announcement that we would start disembarking at ten! We did indeed disembark around noon and got thoroughly drenched: winds of 50 knots and 4-5 feet of swell!!. Then sat in a building tying to discard wet items for at least half an hour : no information, even though Robert was around, but keeping a low profile from angry passengers!

. Then told we were going in a coach straight to thr airport.. The guide on the coach thought we were having a tour of the town and stopping for lunch somewhere!!. Once at the airport it was absolute chaos: the cases were all outside in a howling gale  and the inside was full up with so many of us and Lindblad and Ponant contingents as well.. I underwent a vicious Security check, the worst one ever! But Lindblad had trouble with their charter and had only managed to replace it with one for 62, whereas there were 89 of them!. At least they had Lindblad staff with them, keeping them informed and also providing food for them. We eventually took off around 5, the walk to the plane terrifying me as the wind was so, so strong. We had a meal served to us aboard, but no choice , as their menu card implied!.

Once in Oslo we eventually collected all 3 cases and pushed them on a trolley to the Radisson Blue hotel. Silverseas had a table in reception there and we were soon in our room. Went down to the bar for a free drink. Then to bed

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